Free SOCE Legal Concepts Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which statement is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

While patrolling on foot during the day, officers should use sidewalks in order to be high visible and observe surrounding more efficiently. At night officers should keep close to buildings, which allow them to inspect interiors while concealed in shadows.

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Alcohol and tobacco violations

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An officer can stop the vehicle due to equipment violation but really wants to investigate other, more serious criminal activity.

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Impression Evidence

Question 2

Open wound caused by scraping, shearing away or rubbing the outermost skin layer is best defined as?

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Abrasion

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Contusion

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Scrape

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Avulsion

Question 3

Usually used outside by several people. The search area is divided into lanes that are searched by one or more people in both directions until the entire area has been examined.

Accepted Answer

Strip/line search pattern

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Deposition

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Zone/quadrant search pattern

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Steps off the line

Question 4

When does weight transfer and distribution occur?

Accepted Answer

When the vehicle starts speeding

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Push the magazine into the magazine well with enough force to lock the magazine into place

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The occupants should be evacuated and the officer should leave the premises immediately.

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Signals the driver to stop

Question 5

The first A in SARA model means__________________

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Analysis

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Response

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Assessment

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Data

Question 6

The types of cases in which the court can make decisions is best defined as?

Accepted Answer

Jurisdiction

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Negligence

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Ordinance

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Justification

Question 7

Usually the primary officer on the call is the?

Accepted Answer

Contact officer

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Backup officer

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Primary officer

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Cover officer

Question 8

At 3:00 AM officer Dennis was patrolling the streets when he cane encountered with a male wearing a university hoody over his head with an object in his hands walking towards the dorms, when officer Dennis approached the male he began to walk faster and not look back, based on what legal concept can officer Dennis detain the male?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable Suspicion

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Understanding

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Exclusionary Rule

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Investigative Stop

Question 9

A type of stress that continues for a long period is best defined as?

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chronic stress

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acute stress

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eustress

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delayed stress

Question 10

Which of the following can an officer make an arrest which did not occur in his or her presence?

Accepted Answer

Act Of Domestic Violence

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Principal Of The First Degree

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Command Presence

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Negligence